A new business has opened near Iowa State’s campus, but the people behind the business are not new to Ames.

Former Iowa State women’s basketball All-Americans Lyndsey Fennelly and Kelsey Carper have started CampusCycle, a spin studio offering spin classes to students and Ames residents.

“We love Ames, Iowa,” Carper said. “We always kind of dreamt about bringing something to Ames.”

Carper and Fennelly each have strong ties to the Ames community. Both are former Iowa State student-athletes and both are married to members of the Iowa State women’s basketball coaching staff.

“Why Ames? Ames is awesome,” Carper said. “We both chose to come here oodles of years ago and we both ended up back here a couple of years ago.”

Their talks of starting a business in Ames started years ago, but without a clear vision for what they wanted to do. Carper and Fennelly said they talked about trying anything from a food joint to a gym but settled on a spin studio after years of discussions.

“You don’t go into business with your friends without years of tough conversations, tough moments, fun times and hard times,” Fennelly said.

Located on the west end of Ames at 3515 Lincoln Way, the studio is a short walk or bus ride from Iowa State’s Central Campus.

CampusCycle offers spin classes at several times every day, with start times ranging from 5:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Classes are 45 minutes long, perfect for a hard workout between classes or at the end of the day.

CampusCycle’s classes are affordable — walk-in sessions are just $15 for 45 minutes. It also offers packages ranging anywhere from a 10-class card to an entire year of unlimited rides.

CampusCycle also offers a 10 percent discount on all packages for full-time students.

While the studio is located near the edge of campus, classes are not only for students, Carper and Fennelly said.

“We want our place to be as inclusive as possible,” Carper said.

Fennelly said CampusCycle has already had a “middle schooler in here riding next to a 47-year-old mom.” Anyone who is at least 4 feet 11 inches tall and at least 12 years old — parental approval is need for people who are 12 to 17 —can participate.

“We want to put this in the hands of Ames,” Fennelly said. “We want to put this in the hands of people that we think can do it. We don’t want to make this about us.”

While the studio had its grand opening Monday, there already have been some notable faces in attendance. ESPN’s Holly Rowe stopped by for what she called a “wonderful energizing workout” in a tweet.

Honored to help open @CampusCycleAmes had a wonderful energizing workout before Big Monday!!! Thanks so much!! pic.twitter.com/B0B8KPnb4P

— Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) January 16, 2017

Carper and Fennelly made it clear they want CampusCycle to be in Ames for the long haul.

“Our lease is for five more years,” Carper said.

Fennelly laughed and added: “We’re not going anywhere.”